Abstract: An order-reception system has: an order-reception subsystem which receives, from a customer, customer order information including order-reception information and/or support request information and customer information; a business management subsystem having a customer-information database storing the customer information including information regarding a price of a commodity purchased frequently by the customer, and a cost of a support requested frequently by the customer, the price and the cost set by a seller; an order-entry subsystem which performs an order-reception processing based on the customer order information; and a delivery subsystem which arranges delivery of the commodity and providing of the support.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor photosensor having: a first photo detector and a second photo detector formed in a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate; a first resin layer formed on a light-receiving region of the first photo detector, and including a first spectral sensitivity characteristic; a second resin layer formed on a light-receiving region of the second photo detector, and including a second spectral sensitivity characteristic; and an operation circuit which performs a predetermined operation between a first output from the first photo detector and a second output from the second photo detector, and outputs a result of the operation, wherein the first spectral sensitivity characteristic is a characteristic which removes a wavelength component in a short-wavelength region, and the second spectral sensitivity characteristic is a characteristic which removes a wavelength component in an infrared region.

Abstract: A semiconductor photosensor device includes a plurality of photodiode sections, a switch, and an output section is provided. The plurality of photodiode sections have different illuminance-output characteristics. The switch selects any one of the plurality of photodiode sections on the basis of an illuminance of incident light irradiated on the photodiode sections. The output section outputs an output signal from the selected photodiode section through the switch.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to efficiently and inexpensively mass-produce a sound insulator for a vehicle which is light in weight and has excellent sound insulating properties. For this purpose, the ultra-light sound insulator of the present invention is composed of a felt single sheet 3 having a vehicle interior side surface 1 and a vehicle exterior side surface 2 and being thermoformed of cotton fibers and binder fibers which are tangled and contacted and jointed to each other in a random manner. The ratio of the stiffness of the vehicle interior side surface 1 to that of the vehicle exterior side surface 2 is set to be in a range of 1.1 to 10. The single sheet 3 also has an area of gradually-decreasing stiffness 4 that spreads over at least one part of the area between the vehicle interior side surface 1 and the vehicle exterior side surface 2.

Abstract: A semiconductor photosensor device includes a plurality of photodiode sections, a switch, and an output section is provided. The plurality of photodiode sections have different illuminance-output characteristics. The switch selects any one of the plurality of photodiodes sections on the basis of an illuminance of incident light irradiated on the photodiode sections. The output section outputs an signal from the selected photodiode section through the switch.

Abstract: A small motor includes: a rotor shaft having a commutator; and a motor brush in contact with the commutator of the rotor shaft. The axis of the motor brush intersects the center line of the rotor shaft at a specified angle other than a right angle. This arrangement enables the motor brush to be brought into contact with the commutator at a wide contact area. This increases the current-carrying capacitor of the motor brush, thus allowing the DC motor to be driven by a large toque without increasing the size of the motor.

Abstract: An order-reception system has: an order-reception subsystem which receives, from a customer, customer order information including order-reception information and/or support request information and customer information; a business management subsystem having a customer-information database storing the customer information including information regarding a price of a commodity purchased frequently by the customer, and a cost of a support requested frequently by the customer, the price and the cost set by a seller; an order-entry subsystem which performs an order-reception processing based on the customer order information; and a delivery subsystem which arranges delivery of the commodity and providing of the support.

Abstract: A sound insulator of the invention includes a sound absorption layer 202 and an air-impermeable resonance layer 203, which are bonded to each other via an adhesive layer 204. The sound absorption layer 202 has a thickness in a range of 5 to 50 mm and an area-weight of not greater than 2000 g/m2. The sound absorption layer 202 has a two-layer structure of a high-density sound absorption layer 202a and a low-density sound absorption layer 202b, which have different densities. The high-density sound absorption layer 202a is bonded to the air-impermeable resonance layer 203 via the adhesive layer 204 and has a density in a range of 0.05 to 0.20 g/cm3 and a thickness in a range of 2 to 30 mm. The low-density sound absorption layer 202b is bonded to the other face of the high-density sound absorption layer 202a, which is opposite to the air-impermeable resonance layer 203, via an adhesive layer 202c and has a density in a range of 0.01 to 0.10 g/cm3 and a thickness in a range of 2 to 30 mm.

Abstract: A semiconductor photosensor device includes a plurality of photodiode sections having different illuminance-output characteristics; a switch which selects any one of the plurality of photodiodes on the basis of an illuminance of incident light irradiated on the photodiode sections; and an output section which outputs an output signal from the selected photodiode section through the switch.

Abstract: A solventless method for the preparation of organically modified organopolysiloxanes comprising a hydrosilylation reaction of (A) liquid organopolysiloxane that contains at least one silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atom in each molecule with (B) a non-silicone liquid organic compound that contains at least one aliphatic carbon-carbon double bond in each molecule in the presence of a (C) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst, where the hydrosilylation reaction is carried out in a dispersion of component (B) in component (A) or of component (A) in component (B) having a microparticulate form of average particle size ≧100 &mgr;m induced by high-shear agitation of components (A) and (B).

Abstract: An administrator of a system 10 sells an own company's or another company's commodity to a user via a facsimile, telephone, and electronic mail in order to deal with another company's commodity and support and correspond to diversifying customer purchase needs without suffering from inventory. A user information storage device 14 is provided so as to store an amount of payment for a commodity and support, which is determined by a user and dealer, together with user information. A buying-in information storage device 15 is provided so as to store a buying-in price of the commodity and support from a provider thereof. A reception device 11 is provided so as to receive purchase request information from a user 1. A reception processing device 13 is provided so as to consolidate the purchase request information and perform an order acceptance process in accordance with the purchase request information.

Abstract: Continuous mixing apparatus provide rapid production of a mixture of high uniformity, low viscosity, low density, high stability after mixing, without an increase in amounts of subsequently supplied liquids. Continuous production of liquid or liquid containing mixtures consists of (i) continuously loading the apparatus casing with materials of different types which are flowable such as different liquids or a powder and a liquid, (ii) mixing the components between independently rotating upper and lower bladed disk turbine impellers to form a coarse mixture, and (iii) mixing the coarse mixture with an additional portion of a liquid being continuously supplied to the casing. The apparatus includes upper and lower bladed disk turbine impellers disposed in a mixing chamber within a casing. The impellers are capable of being rotated independently at different rotational speeds. A plurality of blades are attached to the impellers. Upper and lower ring shaped baffles extend from the inner wall of the casing.

Abstract: A continous mixing apparatus has an upper rotary disk and a lower rotary disk able to rotate independently of one another. A plurality of scrapers are attached to the upper and lower sides of the upper and lower rotary disks. Scrapers on the lower side of the lower rotary disk have a notch enabling the scrapers to pass over a lower ring plate in the mixer. Material to be mixed is supplied to an upper portion of the mixer, and the product is discharged from a lower portion of the mixer. The device is constructed to enable any subsequently replenished liquids to not rise to the top of the mixing apparatus. The device produces a mixture that is uniform, highly stable, and that has a small particle size or a low viscosity which can be manufactured quickly.

Abstract: An order-reception system has: an order-reception subsystem which receives, from a customer, customer order information including order-reception information and/or support request information and customer information; a business management subsystem having a customer-information database storing the customer information including information regarding a price of a commodity purchased frequently by the customer, and a cost of a support requested frequently by the customer, the price and the cost set by a seller; an order-entry subsystem which performs an order-reception processing based on the customer order information; and a delivery subsystem which arranges delivery of the commodity and providing of the support.

Abstract: Continuous mixing apparatus provide rapid production of a mixture of high uniformity, low viscosity, low density, high stability after mixing, without an increase in amounts of subsequently supplied liquids. Continuous production of liquid or liquid containing mixtures consists of (i) continuously loading the apparatus casing with materials of different types which are flowable such as different liquids or a powder and a liquid, (ii) mixing the components between independently rotating upper and lower bladed disk turbine impellers to form a coarse mixture, and (iii) mixing the coarse mixture with an additional portion of a liquid being continuously supplied to the casing.

Abstract: A continuous mixing apparatus in which subsequently replenished liquid does not rise to the top of the mixing apparatus, and a mixture that is uniform, highly stable, and has either a small particle size or a low viscosity, can be manufactured quickly.

Abstract: A method is provided that can very rapidly produce a liquid silicone rubber base in which even microfine electrically conductive filler with specific surface of at least 0.5 m2/g will be homogeneously dispersed in liquid organopolysiloxane without small lump or clump formation. The method for the continuous preparation of liquid silicone rubber base, including the steps of continuously supplying to a continuous mixing apparatus (A) 100 weight parts polyorganosiloxane that has a viscosity at 25° C. of 100 to 500,000 mPa·s comprising at least 2 silicon-bonded alkenyl groups in each molecule, (B) 0 to 200 weight parts electrically nonconductive inorganic filler, and (C) 0.1 to 700 weight parts electrically conductive filler with a specific surface of at least 0.

Abstract: A highly productive method for the continuous production of homogeneous solutions of organopolysiloxane gums is carried out by mixing a solvent and an organopolysiloxane gum. It is characterized by using for mixing, a twin screw compounding extruder which is self-cleaning in which the extruder has at least 2 solvent feed ports downstream from the gum feed port and the internal pressure in the extruder is maintained at a value from 0.00981 to 0.981 MPa during the process.

Abstract: A mixed metallurgical powder is provided containing powdered copper used for the manufacture of sintered structural parts such as brushes. A sintered compact made of the mixed metallurgical powder and a method for the manufacture of the sintered compact are also provided. The powder and the sintered compact are provide with an extremely high corrosion resistance because, preferably, the mixed metallurgical powder contains powdered copper and 20-400 ppm by weight of Bi in the form of powdered Bi.

Abstract: Apparatus and process for continuously mixing liquid with powder, where the process uses an apparatus having a feed port for the introduction of liquid and powder on the top of a casing, a discharge outlet at the bottom of the casing, a rotating disk within the casing that divides the interior of the casing into upper and lower mixing compartments, scrapers on the upper surface of the rotating disk, and a rotating scraper positioned below the rotating disk that rotates independent from and without contacting the rotating disk.